Jerico Pictures Inc., a background-check company doing business as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach, a proposed class action says. On April 8, a cybercriminal group by the name of USDoD posted a database entitled “National Public Data” on a dark web forum, claiming to have the personal data of 2.9 billion people, according to the complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which said the group put the database up for sale for $3.5 million. Some of the information exposed includes Social Security numbers, current and past addresses spanning decades, full names, information about relatives—including some deceased for nearly two decades—and more, according to the complaint.
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Lawsuit Documents
**They want us to go all digital, what could go wrong.
**Kiss your credit scores goodbye.
**Just in time for an election.
**They kept this quiet for almost 6 months.
Personal Data of 3 Billion People Stolen in Hack, Suit Says (1)
Jerico Pictures Inc., a background-check company doing business as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach, a proposed class action says.
Lawsuit Documents
**They want us to go all digital, what could go wrong.
**Kiss your credit scores goodbye.
**Just in time for an election.
**They kept this quiet for almost 6 months.